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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the author's first born daughter?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Maryann.
(d) Elizabeth.

2. Who names the land, "Herland"?
(a) Vandyck.
(b) The local guide.
(c) Terry.
(d) Jeff.

3. Where do the women try to force the men to do in Chapter 2?
(a) Enter a gray stone building.
(b) Hand over their belongings.
(c) Eat a strange-looking fruit.
(d) Return to their plane.

4. What do the men not see while flying over the female society's land?
(a) Roadways.
(b) People.
(c) Houses.
(d) Cattle.

5. What are the houses surrounded by?
(a) Wild flowers.
(b) Fences.
(c) Well-kept gardens.
(d) Deep ditches.

6. What is Vandyck's surname?
(a) Jennings.
(b) James.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Jenkins.

7. What does Terry believe women are incapable of?
(a) Defending themselves physically.
(b) Cooperation.
(c) Building structures.
(d) Organization.

8. What is set out for each man at their tables in Chapter 3?
(a) Linens.
(b) Maps.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Books.

9. How old was the author when she married for the second time?
(a) Forty years old.
(b) Thirty-one years old.
(c) Thirty-six years old.
(d) Forty-five years old.

10. During their escape, what signal does Terry use to let his friends know he has found a secure footing?
(a) He tosses a stone up to his friends.
(b) He hoots like an owl.
(c) He lights a match.
(d) He tugs on the rope three times.

11. How do the men travel in order to keep their presence secret?
(a) By a river.
(b) After nightfall.
(c) Wearing camouflage.
(d) Through the forest.

12. How did the author of "Herland" die?
(a) From disease.
(b) By suicide.
(c) In an accident.
(d) From old age.

13. Where do the men see three figures in Chapter 2?
(a) In the river.
(b) Walking in a clearing.
(c) Following behind them.
(d) In a tree.

14. How is Terry described?
(a) As wealthy.
(b) As immature.
(c) As arrogant.
(d) As sensitive.

15. What surprises the explorers about the women in town?
(a) The women show no fear.
(b) The women are dressed like men.
(c) The women are physically strong.
(d) The women speak English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Terry note about the women who meet the men in the center of town?

2. What does Vandyck note about the clothing that they are wearing?

3. What do Vandyck and his fellow explorers share an interest in?

4. How is the language spoken by the girls described?

5. How did the women's society become physically closed off from the outside world?

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